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1031 Exchange Basics: We find that as real estate appreciates, more of our many business owner and real estate investor clients take advantage of section 1031 exchanges (aka “1031 like kind exchanges”) that can provide significant tax benefits to commercial and investment property owners. Through...

Common Tax Mistakes for Small Businesses   Knowing these rules can help avoid missing deductions or having them disallowed during an audit.   1.  Not saving receipts of less than $75 for meals and entertainment. Although the receipts are not required, records must show required information including persons (or...

Health-Care Reform Law - How Does it Apply to You?   Beginning in 2014, the mandatory health insurance coverage provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) go into effect. But the law does not require everyone to have health insurance, nor are all of...

BREAKING NEWS:  EMPLOYER HEALTH CARE MANDATE EXTENDED! Late Tuesday evening (7/2/2013), the Treasury Department announced that it is delaying the federal health care mandate for EMPLOYERS until January 1, 2015 and there will be no penalties assessed for business who don’t provide health insurance for their...

Don't expect to get your tax refunds as fast as you used to for the 2012 1040 filing season. The IRS used to print a refund cycle chart, so you could determine when the funds would be direct deposited in your account. That has been...